A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to homicide, so as to repeal certain provisions regarding offering to assist in the commission of a suicide; to prohibit assisted suicide; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for certain reporting requirements with respect to being convicted of assisting in a suicide; to amend Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to torts, so as to provide for civil liability for wrongful death caused by assisted suicide; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

May/01/2012 - Effective Date

May/01/2012 - Act 639

May/01/2012 - House Date Signed by Governor

Apr/10/2012 - House Sent to Governor

Mar/29/2012 - Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

Mar/29/2012 - House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended

Mar/27/2012 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/27/2012 - Senate Third Read

Mar/22/2012 - Senate Read Second Time

Mar/22/2012 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Mar/07/2012 - Senate Read and Referred

Mar/07/2012 - House Immediately Transmitted to Senate

Mar/07/2012 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/07/2012 - House Third Readers

Feb/28/2012 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/23/2012 - House Second Readers

Feb/22/2012 - House First Readers

Feb/21/2012 - House Hopper

Footnotes

3/7/2012 Modified Structured Rule; 3/7/2012 Immediately transmitted to Senate; 3/29/2012 House agrees to the Senate Substitute as House amended; 3/29/2012 Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate substitute